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Restructuring of academy helps to raise aspirations

EXACTLY a year ago Oxford Academy was slated as the worst performing secondary school in the county.

This year, the school, in Sandy Lane West, has seen its GCSE results jump 16 percentage points.

In 2012 only 26 per cent of pupils achieved five A* to C grades, including English and maths, but Department for Education figures released today confirm last summer’s exams reached 42 per cent – the biggest increase by a school in the city of Oxford.

The school was put into special measures by Ofsted last January, and is still being monitored.